San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-20
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

c. c. Purcey, a Horse Buyer, Carrot
ed in Broad Daylight.
This morning about O'Clock two lit
tie boys who were gathering oress near
the river bank, at the mill bridge eros
sing, heard a scuflle and some half
stifled cries in the bushes near by the
bridge, and running to the spot found
a large, powerful man lying stunned and
PROSTATE on the ground, with his head
bleeding, and saw a Mexican running
away. One OF the boys ran to Com
merce street, near by, and called Officer
Bennett, on that beat, and returning,
Bennett found the man partially CON
sciOus, but yet daZed from the effects OF
blow, seemingly inflicted on his fore
head with a rock. Mr.. Chas. Baker soon
came up and recognized the man as c..
C.. Purcey, of Tombstone, Arizona, who
had been taking his meals at the Central
hotel. As soon as Purcey was able 10
walk he was conveyed to the Central
hotel and put into a room, where his
wound was dressed and he went to bed.
When visited by the LIGHT reporter,
soon after, he was perfectly conscious
and talked nationally, detailing the facts
OF the case as follows:
| am q horse buyer. My home Is in
Chattanooga, Tenn, where my wife Is
now living. have been to Mexico and
New Mexico and Arizona, buying horses
and mules. Have been in San Antonio
about two weeks. Have been lodging
lately at the Globe lodging house, on
West Commerce street. | had some
horses l wanted to buy and ship and
wrote to Mr.. Il. G. Angle at FL PasO, TO
come here AMI help me. He came and
brought his brOther-in-law, Mr.. Mitchell.
1 knew Angle in Tennessee. He is a
friend Of mine. Last night | edged at
the Globe and Angle and Mitchell came
around this morning early and we
walked out on the Military plaza and
took drink and then began looking for
n brand of horses, &C" brand, | wanted
to buy. Then | told them would go
to the postOffice and meet them
later. | went to the post
office, but wastOo early. Hav-
ing man on South Alamo street |
W shed to see, went down that street
to Villita street and came through that
street to the Mill bridge. Having Occa-
sion to step aside a moment in the
clump of bushes near by, i was sud
denly confronted by a Mexican
whom | am positive | have seen
before, and before | was aware of his
intentions he struck me with rock and
knocked me senseless. When | became
conscious the officers and others were
by me. h ID red pocket book in my
pocket, containing about $3.50 in one
one hundred dollar bill with two pin
holes in the cyphers, two $50 bills, and
bills in smaller amounts. This was gone,
and think the Mexican Knocked me
down to rob me of this money. | re-
member seeing the Mexican this morn
ing when came out of the lodging
house. He stood on the sidewalk by the
stairs. | saw him again at the post
office, and the third time | saw him was
when he struck me-"
Purcey does not appear to be man
who would get up such a tale without
foundation, though 1t hardly looks reas-
enable that man can be knocked down
and robbed by highwayman in broad
day light, in the heart of the city.
Purcey does not, or will not say, if he
ever saw the Mexican in Mexico, and
does not say If the fellow was aCtuated
by revenge or other motives. The de.
tectives are looking into the case, but
will hardly catch that Mexican.